Published Articles
• Designer's Dilemma: How does a professional lien work? •So You Want to Be a Developer: A Primer for the First Timer •Subcontractors: The Public Contract code can protect you from abuse-if you let it
•Getting paid for changes before construction is over" •Getting paid for changes before construction is over Part 2
•Getting paid for changes before construction is over Part 3 •Two Conflicting Payment Laws-how do you deal with it?" •Purchasing an Existing Construction Company-is it a smart business move? Part 2" •Purchasing an Existing Construction Company-is it a smart business move?" •Are Public Entities Above the Law?" •Verbal Change Orders- Actions speak louder than words" •Whose side is the architect on?" •Liquidated Damages-who do they really protect?" •20-day preliminary notices - when is late "too" late?" •Delay claims-is time money?" •The Critical Path-just how critical is it?" •Mechanics' Liens-powerful, but not always efficient" •Are you a supplier or a licensed contractor? If you are wrong the penalties are harsh" •Contracts-knowledge is Power" •Where there's Construction, there's Litigation-how to survive the battle" •To lien or not to lien that is the question" •A new year brings new laws for contractors" •Feb. 2008 - "Litigation Survival Kit" - Natl. Society of Prof. Engineers Info about : NSPE-Natl. Society of Prof. Engineers Awards •December 17, 2009-Pam Scholefield Selected Finalist-Family-Owned & Closely-Held Business Award 2009, San Diego Business Journal •July 18, 2007-Pam Scholefield Selected Top Attorney 2007 • May 4, 2007-Pam Scholefield Semi-finalist Top Attorney 2007 Verdicts •Jan. 04, 2008 $456k Commercial landlord/tenant dispute- L.A. Daily Journal In the News •January 23, 2009- San Diego Daily Transcript;"Legal Action May Follow Nonpayment of Contractors on Infrastructure Projects" •October 31, 2008- L.A. Daily Journal: "Billable Hour Likely to Face More Scrutiny in a Lean Economy" •October 20, 2008- Law 360-New York-The Newswire for Business Lawyers: "Billable-Hour Under Scrutiny from Clients" •August 4, 2008- San Diego Business Journal: "Sales Attorney Joins Downtown Construction Law Firm" •Feb. 27, 2008- Los Angeles Daily Journal: "Getting Paid to Schmooze: Law\'s Next Big Thing" •Feb. 27, 2008- "Print version- Getting Paid to Schmooze: Law\'s Next Big Thing" •Feb. 27, 2008- San Diego Daily Transcript: "Local firms looks into selling the business of Law" •Nov. 6, 2007- San Diego Daily Transcript: "Scholefield to speak at construction re-building workshop" •Nov. 2, 2007- San Diego Daily Transcript: "Law firm offers contractors advice on wildfire rebuilding process" •Aug. 10, 2006- San Diego Daily Transcript:"Potential litigation create headaches for construction industry" Press Releases October 14, 2008- Press Release: "Clients Hate Hourly Billing- Is Anyone Listening?" July 16, 2008- Press Release: "Scholefield Law Firm Ushers in the Era of the \'Sales Attorney\'" April 24, 2008- Scholefield to be featured speaker at AIA contracts seminar Feb. 19, 2008- Press Release: "Law Firm Challenges Traditional Role for New Hires by Following Corporate Model" Nov. 2, 2007- Press Release: "Scholefield Associates to be a Featured Speaker at Workshop to Help Fire Victims" Oct. 24, 2007- Press Release: " Ten Steps: How Can Local Contractors Keep From Getting “Burned” by the San Diego Wildfires?" Sept. 19, 2007- Press Release: " Construction Law Firm Scholefield Associates to Offer Contract Law Class to Apprentices at No Charge" Law Firm Marketing Aug. 2008 - "Avoid the Cost of Failing to Follow Up after Seminars" - Law Marketing Portal